See also: Katika
Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From kati fused with the inflected form of the particle -a used when it was in class 12.
Preposition
katika
- in
- on; upon
- out of
- off
- among
- in the middle of (doing an action)
Etymology 2
Verb
-katika (infinitive kukatika)
- Stative form of -kata: to be cut
- to dance
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -katika
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| Positive present
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-nakatika
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| Subjunctive
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-katike
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| Negative
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-katiki
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| Imperative singular
|
katika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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katika
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| Plural
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katikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukatika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likatika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukatika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakatika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakatika/nakatika
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tunakatika
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| 2nd person
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unakatika
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mnakatika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakatika
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wanakatika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakatika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -katiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikatiki
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hatukatiki
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| 2nd person
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hukatiki
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hamkatiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakatiki
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hawakatiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -katiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takatika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takatika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -katike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikatike
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tukatike
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| 2nd person
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ukatike
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mkatike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akatike
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wakatike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -katike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikatike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekatika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekatika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikatika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikatika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akatika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakatika
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twakatika
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| 2nd person
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wakatika
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mwakatika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akatika
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wakatika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakatika
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yakatika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakatika
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yakatika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakatika
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vyakatika
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| n(IX/X)
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yakatika
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zakatika
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| u(XI)
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wakatika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakatika
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| pa(XVI)
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pakatika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakatika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekatika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakatika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakatika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikatika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokatika
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| Consecutive
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kakatika / positive subject concord + -kakatika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakatike
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-nikatika
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-tukatika
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| 2nd person
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-kukatika
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-wakatika/-kukatikeni/-wakatikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkatika
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-wakatika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukatika
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-ikatika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likatika
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-yakatika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikatika
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-vikatika
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikatika
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-zikatika
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| u(XI)
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-ukatika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukatika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakatika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukatika
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| Reflexive
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-jikatika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -katika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-katikaye
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-katikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-katikao
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-katikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-katikalo
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-katikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-katikacho
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-katikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-katikayo
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-katikazo
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| u(XI)
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-katikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-katikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-katikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-katikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -katika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekatika
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-okatika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okatika
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-yokatika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokatika
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-yokatika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokatika
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-vyokatika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokatika
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-zokatika
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| u(XI)
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-okatika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokatika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokatika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokatika
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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